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Marijuana’s opposing forces might have pushed so far in the prohibitionist direction that they are actually be helping further cannabis legalization efforts in Indiana. Indiana made some advancement this year in the arena of marijuana reform by legalizing CBD oil for epilepsy patients. Yet the state’s prosecuting attorneys hope that lawmakers will refuse to take…

Colorado marijuana sales are holding steady. Cannabis shops across the state sold a little more than $136.6 million in flower, edibles, concentrates and accessories for September 2017, according to The Cannabist’s calculations on tax statistics released Thursday by the state Department of Revenue. It’s the third month in a row combined recreational and medical cannabis…

SANTA ANA – About 40 pounds of marijuana were seized and seven people arrested Tuesday night, Nov. 7 after they re-entered a marijuana dispensary closed earlier in the day by police, authorities said. Santa Ana vice and narcotics officers went to the LOL dispensary, at 2530 and 2550 N. Grand Ave., with code-enforcement personnel earlier…

Less than a day after voters in Maine voted to expand Medicaid in their state, Gov. Paul LePage (R) moved quickly to subvert their democratic will, announcing Wednesday that he will not implement the expansion until it is “fully funded by the Legislature.” This is not the first time that elected officials in the state…

Another illness can be added to the broad list of conditions that can potentially be treated with medical marijuana. That condition is Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and patients suffering from it have been waiting a long time for some relief. Cannabis may hold some promising traits for treating this incurable disease according to a review of…

But as anyone who’s smoked weed from a legal market or stuck around to see the industry grow can attest, licit pot is often very much unlike the way that it “used to be.” THC content is increasing across the legal and illegal markets both while CBD levels fall. These shifts in cannabinoid levels explain…

As local election results poured in last night, cannabis advocates in New Jersey and Virginia celebrated. Another election night these days usually means more big wins for the cannabis advocates around the country. This November, local elections included major victories in the purple states of Virginia and New Jersey, where both states elected governors who…

But on a deeper level, this is about far more than being able to take a Research and Development tax deduction. When we disincentivize research, we close the door on medical breakthroughs. The wide array of conditions successfully treated by medical marijuana is growing — from glaucoma and chemotherapy-induced nausea, to multiple sclerosis, chronic pain,…

Canada’s most populous province expects the country to reap significant revenue from the sale of legalized marijuana, and is pushing for a bigger cut of the tax windfall. Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa expects strong demand when Canada legalizes recreational pot next year, but cautioned it must be cheap enough to undercut prices as low…

A Colorado city known for its cantaloupes will soon be known for its recreational cannabis. Three cities in southern Colorado — Alamosa, Monte Vista and Rocky Ford, all located south of Pueblo — voted Tuesday on whether to allow sales of medical marijuana, recreational marijuana or both; they also had separate, corresponding tax measures for…

Around 750,000 people live with cerebral palsy in the United States. A handful of studies suggest that marijuana might help treat the disease’s effects. Cannabis has long been used medicinally to treat a variety of illnesses, and in recent years, much of the focus has been around the efficacy of cannabis in treating epilepsy. Anecdotal…

Federal regulations will have to change in order for casinos to collaborate with Nevada’s legal adult use cannabis industry. She’s not yet joined the four-member Congressional Cannabis Caucus, but since Dina Titus represents Las Vegas in the House of Representatives, she becomes one of the most marijuana-friendly lawmakers in Washington by default. Las Vegas’s recreational…